A Hat in Time
Video Game • 2017 • Family
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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RowanOakley
Yes, in the ending, everyone sacrifices themselves. They all come right back, though.
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Does a major character die?
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quartzvil
Yes in the finale + Boss fights (though they never really die exactly?)+ The character you're playing as can if you make them??
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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RowanOakley
Ehhh. We don't know where Mustache Girl or Hat Kid's parents are, but it's never confirmed one way or another.
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Is someone stalked?
270 supporters
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HatKid
It is heavily implied that the Snatcher stalks Hat Kid's progress throughout Chapter 3.
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StevotheHuman
The main character, a little girl, gets exploited by a mafiosa, has her soul taken hostage, and gets tricked into being an actress in a series of films.
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RubenCondrai
In Vanessa´s manor you have the option to read her diary entries that show that she abused her prince. But there is no domestic violence on screen and you don´t have to read her diary to progress.
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RowanOakley
In a sense, if you stretch it; it's vaguely implied that the Snatcher was a victim of domestic abuse, but he's more of a cartoony supervillain type than a realistically portrayed abuser.
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Addiction
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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Anonymous
There are implications that the character Queen Vanessa abuses alcohol due to the many wine bottles scattered around her house.
As of the Seal the Deal DLC, Conductor can be seen drinking at a bar in the Arctic Cruise Act.
As of the Seal the Deal DLC, Conductor can be seen drinking at a bar in the Arctic Cruise Act.
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Animal
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HatKid
In 2-1, there is a cartoonish “corpse” of an owl in a pool of blood. It is later revealed that the owl was never harmed. There are also animal enemies to be killed in the game, but all violence is cartoonish and non-graphic.
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Are animals abused?
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StevotheHuman
In the Nyazuka Metro DLC, the empress chokes and throws one of her underlings, also a cat.
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Does a cat die?
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punykirby
Some enemies are cats which you can kill
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Are there spiders?
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Anonymous
Giant spiders are enemies in this game.
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Are there bugs?
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BitterSweetsx
Those damn spiders.
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Assault
Is someone restrained?
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HatKid
If you collect most of the storybook pages for Subcon Forest's purple time rift, there is a visual of Queen Vanessa's prince chained to the wall in her cellar. Prior storybook pages (same time rift) also show the prince being restrained and dragged away by guards.
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Bodily Harm
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Is someone crushed to death?
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GingerThree
This is one of the ways the player character can be hurt or killed. It's completely non-graphic and has no specific crushing animation.
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Does a head get squashed?
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HatKid
If you are caught under a hammer obstacle, Hat Kid’s character model will squish down for a moment. Nothing is graphic.
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Is someone burned alive?
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StevotheHuman
You must avoid beams of fire, as well as navigate above a stream of lava.
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Is someone buried alive?
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BitterSweetxGc
In The Subcon Forest swamp, if you stand in the purple mud-like lake, you will be dragged down by frog-like hands and arms, and if you don't get out in time, you will die
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Is there eye mutilation?
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StevotheHuman
After almost killing him, the Mafia Boss becomes a pair of eyes floating in a jar.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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KayliaDobrick
when you reach 1 hp the character your playing starts to struggle with breathing.
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Is someone tortured?
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HatKid
There is an equivalent. Chapter 3’s storybook reveals how Queen Vanessa’s prince was imprisoned and chained in her cellar, deprived of food and water until he eventually died.
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Is there amputation?
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HatKid
Arguable. After his fight, the Mafia Boss is (off-screen and cartoonishly) turned into mush and shoved into a jar. When he reappears after his defeat, he is only pink mush, a pair of eyes, and a mustache in a jar.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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StevotheHuman
No falls in this game are fatal unless it's during gameplay.
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Is there a hanging?
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StevotheHuman
There is a talking noose that makes remarks about wanting to hang the main character.
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Children
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Is a minor sexualized?
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manaphy
No worries, the kids are treated like kids.
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Does a kid die?
644 supporters
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punykirby
If you aren't good at the game. Our good buddy Snatcher even reads a book about how to kill kids
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Death
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Does a non-human character die?
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jotchua
many of the common enemies aren't human, but nothing is ever graphic!
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Disability
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Does a parent die?
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HatKid
It is somewhat implied that Mustache Girl’s parents are dead, but nothing is shown or said in the game.
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Does someone cheat?
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BluelsABitConfused
No, but Vanessa caused Snatcher's death because she though he was cheating on her
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Is someone kidnapped?
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HatKid
In the intro to Chapter 3, Hat Kid is scooped up in a trap laid on the forest floor. She struggles for a while before being momentarily freed and subsequently forced into a contract to work for the Snatcher.
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Fear
Are there jumpscares?
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Anonymous
The jumpscares, listed in Act order
- She Came From Outer Space doesn't quite count but the sudden jumpcut to a mock horror film/alien encounter type scene may shock some viewers
- The Murder Scene in Murder on the Owl Express come extremely suddenly and can be considered a jumpscare.
- Contractual Obligations starts off with a jumpscare in the form of the player being captured in a net while an ominous and dissonant background music plays. A few crows fly across the screen and then the player is attacked by Snatcher who loudly shouts when introducing himself. He pops out of the ground a few other times during the chapter and later in the Act, introducing himself loudly.
- Queen Vanessa's Manor is entirely a horror-style level, so I reccommend you avoid it if you aren't good with horror. The game can be completed without playing through it and there is a skip early on in the level that allows you to bypass the horror section.
- The last Chapter of Alpine Skyline comes as a slight jumpscare since it starts out of nowhere. It occurs after collecting all the time pieces in the area.
- She Came From Outer Space doesn't quite count but the sudden jumpcut to a mock horror film/alien encounter type scene may shock some viewers
- The Murder Scene in Murder on the Owl Express come extremely suddenly and can be considered a jumpscare.
- Contractual Obligations starts off with a jumpscare in the form of the player being captured in a net while an ominous and dissonant background music plays. A few crows fly across the screen and then the player is attacked by Snatcher who loudly shouts when introducing himself. He pops out of the ground a few other times during the chapter and later in the Act, introducing himself loudly.
- Queen Vanessa's Manor is entirely a horror-style level, so I reccommend you avoid it if you aren't good with horror. The game can be completed without playing through it and there is a skip early on in the level that allows you to bypass the horror section.
- The last Chapter of Alpine Skyline comes as a slight jumpscare since it starts out of nowhere. It occurs after collecting all the time pieces in the area.
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Is there a shower scene?
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StevotheHuman
You have to sneak past Queen Vanessa while she's taking a shower. Nothing is shown, because she's just a black shadow with glowing eyes.
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Is someone possessed?
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HatKid
In the level art for the Death Wish boss rush, it is implied that the Snatcher is possessing the bosses.
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Are there ghosts?
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StevotheHuman
The Subcon is a level chock full of ghosts, and the protagonist at one points has her soul pulled out from her body.
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Gross
Does someone spit?
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Benrybenry
Pressing the taunt button will make Hat Kid blow a raspberry
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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HatKid
Uncertain. There is a cat police in the second DLC, Nyakuza Metro, which Empress’s Nyakuza fears. At the very end of 'Rush Hour' it is revealed that one of the cops works in Empress's gang. Regardless, returning to the metro after its finale shows the cops investigating Empress's store.
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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quartzvil
No slurs of any kind, though this relates and is positive; there is a large painted trans flag on the walls in a location in Nyakuza Metro, one of the DLCs :D
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Medical
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Mental Health
Is a mentally ill person violent?
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HatKid
Honestly, you could argue that any major character in A Hat in Time is mentally ill as well as violent. However, none of the violence in the game stems directly from any character’s implied mental illness.
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Is there misophonia?
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HatKid
There are cartoonish eating sounds when dining in Nyakuza Metro, but no hallmark 'mouth noises.'
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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EthanMedeiros
There's definitely some anxiety shown, but nowhere near an attack
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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RainM
The two mafia men conversing in a hallway in the start of the very first level. One mentions being uncomfortable with his own body due to its size.
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GingerThree
In Subcon Forest there are talking nooses which attempt to encourage the player character to hang themself when the player grapples onto them. You need to grapple onto these in order to reach some parts of the level. **SPOILERS** There's also a level of this in the finale, though it's treated more as heroic self-sacrifice and is ultimately temporary.
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GildedRaven
It doesn't show someone dying but you can find a noose or two with people hanging in subcon forest. And if you grab onto a noose with the hook shot it talks about how it 'wouldn't mind wrapping around your pretty neck'
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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HatKid
Some characters have *clear* trauma, but no specific PTSD symptoms are shown.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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BitterSweetsx
In Queen Vanessa's mansion, there are a few segments in which you will have to hide under furniture, and in one case, you can hide inside a small cupboard, Its not exactly scary but the fact that Queen Vanessa is stalking just outside you can be pretty frightening.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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HatKid
Arguable. In the finale, there is certainly some suicidal intent implied, although the exact phrasing of “I’ll kill myself” is not used.
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
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Anonymous
Shakey cam is often used during the level Queen Vanessa's manor (a horror level which can be skipped) and is also used in the Seal the Deal DLC but can be toggled off.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Anonymous
Queen Vanessa's Manor contains lots of strobe/screen distortion effects and loud noises. However, the level is not necessary to beating the game and there is a way to skip it.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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manaphy
"Peck" and "peckneck" are used as stand-ins for obscene insults, and the most rude gesture you can do or see is blowing a raspberry.
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Paranoia
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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HatKid
There are subtle references to the kickstarter that funded the game throughout. There is also a hidden ARG with clues scattered around Hat Kid's spaceship. However, they are hard to find without searching. Disregarding subtleties, the characters in the game never talk to the player specifically.
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Pregnancy
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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HatKid
Conductor's grandchildren appear in the Seal the Deal DLC. They are very young, around toddler age. Whether or not they constitute as 'babies' is debatable.
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Prejudice
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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quartzvil
Not really, but the hands on Bow Kid (a black character) are incorrect (the palms/inside of the hand)
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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RowanOakley
"Psycho" is used once.
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Does the black guy die first?
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manaphy
The main black character in the game is the co-op character, who can die in the same ways as the main character. She isn't seen unless you play as her, so she's in your hands.
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Relationships
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Sex
Does someone lose their virginity?
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RowanOakley
This is very much a PG-rated sort of game. No sex on screen, no jokes, no flirting.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Sexism
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Sickness
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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HatKid
Mustache Girl is homeless and lives in a cave on the beach of Mafia Town.
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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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HatKid
Hat Kid is seen tearing up in the ending, but it’s more bittersweet than sad.
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Vehicular
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Is someone hit by a car?
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StevotheHuman
Cars are an obstacle that must be dodged.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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HatKid
Hat Kid's scooter can honk. Cars honk on the Moon during Picture Perfect.
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Does a car crash?
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GingerThree
During one boss battle, pairs of cars are summoned to circle the player character and then drive towards each other, crashing into each other and flying offscreen:
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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GildedRaven
You can technically drown in some levels of you stay in the water for too long
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Is there blood/gore?
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Anonymous
There is a very bloody scene in the Chapter titled Murder on the Owl Express. Though the effect is very cartoony, it comes out of nowhere and can be shocking to some viewers
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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HatKid
Though not specifically nuclear, there are two acts in which explosions happen, both during Chapter 2. In 2-4, the Conductor reveals that there is a bomb on his train that is about to explode. If the player lets the time run out without reaching the front of the train and defusing the bomb, the bomb will explode and Hat Kid will die. In 2-6, the finale of Chapter 2, the boss straps the same bomb from 2-4 to Hat Kid’s back. Similarly, if you let the time run out, the bomb will explode and Hat Kid will die.
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